Detailed Record for Galeocerdo cuvier

Common Name: Tiger shark

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Selachimorpha / Order Carchariniformes / Family Carcharhinidae / Genus Galeocerdo

C-value (pg): 4.15

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Schwartz, F.J. and M.B. Maddock (1986). Comparisons of karyotypes and cellular DNA contents within and between major lines of elasmobranchs In: Indo-Pacific Fish Biology, edited by T. Uyeno, R. Arai, T. Taniuchi and K. Matsuura. Ichthyological Society of Japan, Tokyo. 148-157.

Other records available for this species:

Galeocerdo cuvier = 3.79 (pg)
Galeocerdo cuvier = 4.93 (pg)
Galeocerdo cuvier = 6.55 (pg)

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